How much do Occupational Therapy Aides make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Therapy Aides, the published 10th percentile is $36,480 and the 90th percentile is $49,130. The difference is $12,650, which is 31.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $39,140 to the 75th at $43,480, covers $4,340.

The mean annual wage is $42,700, which sits above the median of $39,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $39,160 for Occupational Therapy Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,063, which is 10.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% lower than the California median of $43,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapy Aides at $35,063 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Occupational Therapy Aides. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $68,550 and employment of 30. That median is 72.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,401, against $35,063 here.